Ornamental fabric edging



I Patented Oct. 27, 192.5.

UNITED Tas PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES G. Cuanta,` or PHILAnELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ,AssIGNoa To sIBsoN a STERN, INC., or rHrLAnnLn-nIA, rENNsYLvANrA, A c oR'PoaATIoN or PENNSYL- VANIA.

OBNAMENTAL r'ABarc Emme.

' Application, med maenner 24, l1920. serial No. 433,060

T o all whom t may concern: Be it known that I,`

acitizen of the United States, residing inl running line of-"demarcation Edging havv the city and county ofl Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ornamental'Fabric Edgingswhereof the followv ing is a specification, reference being had to the accpmpanying drawings. v fr My invention relates -to fabric structures useful as ornamental edgings for womens underwear and the` like, and more especially to edgings of the'type adapted to be folded longitudinally,l and the overlapped borders united, in the course of attachment about the neck band or arm holes of the underwear to serve as tubular retainers for the concealment of draw strings or ribbons ord1n ar1ly essential to such garments.

The object of my invention is to characterize such a fabric by vesting it with a tendency to fold readily along a longitudinally ing this property 'not only lends itself readily to folding with positive evenness but is moreover capable of withstanding the handling necessary in the course of its being attached to the garments without in lany way yielding to distortion of the fold.

Other advantages of my invention Will also become apparent from, the detaileddescription which follows: v

In the drawings, F1g.

embodying my invention, and "showing it as a fiat web, in which conditionv it is formed by the producing machine. f

Fig. II is a diagrammatic'cross sectional view ofthe structure upon an enlarged scale. f

Fig. III shows the appearance of the edging after having been folded.

FiO. IV is a cross sectional view corresponding to the showing of Fig. III.

Fig'. V is an illustration suggestive of the manner in which the edging is applied to an undergarment; .and

-Fig. VI is a detail cross section at one-of the regions of attachment' of the edging to the under-garment, the plane ofthe section indicated by the arrows VI-VI in leferring iirst to Fig. I, it will be observed that the fabric edging, there conventionally represented, -is in the form of a narrow knit JAMES G. Ummm,

Iis a diagram-Y matic illustration of an edging conveniently web comprising, as anintegralstructure, I

two separate and distinct strips l-Qywhich arel similar in the character of their texture, and Joined by a longitudinal suture?) along vthe median line of the web. 4The strips 1-2 maybegof any appropriate design, and for the purposes of convenient illustration, are

herein shown as composed of a series of 1onordinary lace knitting machine. Freni the adjacent borders of the stripsV1.-2, extend scallop loops 5-6 respectively, which, in the course of the knitting of thel web, are inte'rlinkedv or intertwined as shown in the illustration. The anchorageA of these loops may be incorporated with the fabricin any approved manner as vwill bc'readily understandable by those skilled in the art of lace knitting.

By tion of the web as conventionally represented in Fig. II, it will be apparent that the character of the inter-linking of the scallop loops 5-6 of the respective strips 1 2 is such as studying for a'mornent the cross secto afford what may be termed a hin e strucl ture having` a tendency to promote t e readyfolding of the fabric along the median suture in the direction suggested by the arrows' in said figure, and which at the same time has the additional property of ,tending t0 resist folding in `the 'opposite direction on account of the reluctance of the interlinkedv scallop loops to permit of their being per-l manently bent about each other. The aparance of the edging when folded accord. lng to its characteristic inclination is shown in Figs. III and IV wherefrom it will be seen that the scalloped loops serve, in addition to the function already pointed out, as an ornamental fringe which enhancesthe attractiveness of the edging.

On account of its aptness to fold in the manner described above, the edging of my invention lends itself readily to spooling in the folded condition without requirng pressing beforehand, and will, without yielding todistortion, withstand the handling necessary when guided through the stitch forming elements of a sewing machine in the course of being permanently attached to the garments. One -way in which the edgling may be applied to an undergarment is i .briefly described as follows: The borders of the folded edging are placed or gauged in such a manner as to overlap a comparatively narrow margin at each side of the edges of the fabric of the under-garment (see Fig. VI) both along the neck opening 11 and arm holes l2-12, and secured by sewing as indicated conventionally atV 13.y Such attachment may be readily effected by employment of any suitable sewing machine of the type ordinarily used in the manufacture of underwear. The edging after being applied -as above described serves to :conceal the draw strings or ribbons, the ends of which, according to approvedpractice as illustrated for example in the case of the neck opening are brought through a suitable opening in the front of thegarrnent, so as to be capable of being tied in a bow 14.

The particular applicationof the edging as described herein forms n o part of the present invention, it having been shown merely for the purpose of illustrating one of the manyways of its application to practical use. The characteristic folding suture 3, if desired, may be obviously disposed in f any position other than the median line of the fabric structure if the exigencies of practice should so dictate, and therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the precise showing set forth and described herein.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

1.- As a new article of manufactureA an ornamental edging for .female underwear consisting of a knit fabric longitudinally divided by a suture formed b correlation of fabric structualelements, t erebyto promote a folding tendency in the fabric along said suture in one direction only.

2. As a new article of manufacture an ornamental edging for female underwear consisting of a knit fabric longitudinally divided by asuture of component structural elements interlaced to set up an inherent tendency in the fabric to fold along said suture in one direction only.

3. As a new article of manufacture an ornamental edging 'for female underwear consisting of an integral knit fabric comprising two separate and distinct strips of even width arranged side by side, and a line of interlinked marginal scallops connecting the edges of said strips to afl-'ord a suture, along the longitudinal median line of the fabric,

mageos having the characteristic property of tending to promote folding of the fabric along said line. v

4. An ornamental edging fabric for'female underwear having a line of loops forming a suture, said loops consisting` of scalloped tissues of the fabric, and interlinking them so as to promote folding of the fabric along the suture in one direction only.

5. An ornamental edging fabric for female underwear having two series of loops consisting of threads of the fabric, the loops of one series being interlinked with those of the vother' series so as to form a suture adapted to promote folding of the fabric along said suture in one direction only.

6. A fabric edging for female underwear comprising a pair' of webbing strips, and a series of loops formed along one edge of each strip, the loops of one series being interlinked with those of the other series to form a suture adapted to promote folding of the strips, one upon the other, along the suture in one direction only and to resist folding in the other direction.

7. In a fabric edging for female underwear, two series of loops, each loop of one series enclosing the adjacent ends of an adjacent pair of loops of the other series to form a suture adapted to promote folding of the valong the suture towards and away from each other. l

10. A fabric edging for female underwear having two series of loops forming asuture, said loops being inter-linked so as to promote folding of the fabric along the suture inone direction only, and to form an ornamental edge when so folded consisting .of the two series of loops in interspacial relation. y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto r l hinge folding sol signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsyl- Vania', this 16th day of December, 1920.

l JAMES G. .CUBRIR 

